Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The Board of Public Works Open and
 Award Rids for Sewers and Grading
 of fStreets-AnOther Sewer Inspector
 Appointed Seventeen Plumbers Granted Licenses - Engineer Hills Communication Minor Matters
 Commissioner Reilly Elected PresI. dent to 2.
 The room of the board of public works at the City Hall presented an animated appear ance last evening. It was invaded by all the contractors who had bid on contracts for local sewers. There were a dozen or more of them, and each one of them was supplied | with note book and pencil, and as fast as the bids were opened the result was quick ly jotted down and the announcement of the 1 lowest bidder awaited with much anxiety. The successful bidders are as follows: On the Day street sewer, from Chapel to Martin. Mir. Kehce was the lowest bidder. He wants $1,- BTazer aos son. EiddeeIa; neS L. oBrfen. M Aus ! tin, New Britain and Anthony Carroll
 L tract was awarded to L o'Brien, he bidding Ss64. awarded to the latter. His bid was s1 ,so2.5o.
 Austin and Anthony Carroll put in bids on the Veto SUI eet sewer. The lowest of the five was Anthony
 Lawrence 0 Brien carried of the contract for the Bishop street sever He bid $so9 dhs @ highest est l the job. A. M. Brazier and M. S. Austin put in bids
 The bids for the grading contracts were next opened. On the Edson and Munson streets con- Vards of earth exeaTaton. P Dowling was the low est bidder, asking 205 for the job The other bid ders were O. w. Blakeslee & Sons. R. Connors and W. J. Montgomery.
 Richard Connors was awarded the contract for the grading of St. Roman street. He will get $509 for removing 800 yards of earth and 300 yards of rock. w. J. Montgomery and c. W. Blakeslee & Son were the contract for the grading of Rock Lane. He bid The matter of putting Hamilton street square in proper condition was referred to the committee on squarss
 laying of a three foot walk on Donnelly Place It voted to extend the time in which the walk is to be laid to July l..
 Engineer Hill in a communication to the board said that the culvert surrounding the receiving ba been cut through by the New Haven Steam Heating company in violation of the city ordinance. The corporation counSeHS attention will be called to the matter.
 Crawford were appointed committee to nominate committees for the board for the present year and
 The general account of ss esl A and o5s 40 for sewers extended during the past month were ap-
 Engineer Hill notified the board that another sewer inspector was wanted. A ballot was taken which resulted in the election of Edward Peck. Engineer Hill presented the following which was tabled:
 To the honorable board of public works:
 If there is the slightest doubt in the minds of the board as to the wisdom of the present proposed To- cation of the western intercepting sewer, would respectfully ask that steps be taken at once to cure the appointment of Q commission of one or more engineers of national reputation to inquire and report.
 Signed. ALBERT B. HILL,
 City Engineer.
 The matter of painting the fence on the old Green was referred to the committee on parks. The bonds of seven applicants for plumbers licenses cepted and the licenses granted. The matter of allowing Dr. Smith to remove a tree from in front of his premises was referred to the superintendent of parks to inquire and report. The board decided not to sell any more No. crushed stone to Burton Dickerman. Charles M. Doolttle of Al Greene street in communication pettioned for sewer between Academy and Olive on Greene street. He was referred to the Court of Common Council.
 Just before adjournment an informal ballot was taken for the election of president of the board. which resulted in the election of Commissioner